Smart business is like NASCAR. You spend a great deal of time circling the track with the rest of the pack, running making small gains on the competition. But by putting yourself in the right position, you can take advantage of opportunities in the key moments.

Mission accomplished? The mystery of the loud booms that rattled Davis and Weber counties appears to have been solved: B-52s from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., dropping ordinance on the Utah Test and Training Range.

A man wanted for trying to kill two Orem police officers more than 13 years ago is finally headed to prison. Wednesday's sentencing finally gave the officers some closure, as they offered forgiveness to the man who tried to take their lives.

For the first time since 1996, no one received enough votes Wednesday to be entered into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. That includes Alpine's Dale Murphy, who was a star with the Atlanta Braves in the 1980s — and this was the last year he was eligible.

Concern heightened as the sun set Wednesday on the search for a 13-year-old girl last seen in her bedroom Tuesday night. If the girl isn't found by Thursday morning, police and the family are looking to dramatically increase the search.

An advertising company researching what's in a name for Dixie State College's imminent rise to university status revealed the results of its work Wednesday, offering four suggestions to be considered by the school's board of trustees later this month.

A woman police say was involved in an armed robbery in Murray that led to a shootout with police was shot and killed Wednesday during another confrontation with officers. Late Wednesday night, her suspected accomplice was arrested at a Salt Lake City grocery story.